Tildon Smart is Chairman of Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada and Oregon. He has had a lot of different experiences from working as an emergency medical technician, wildland firefighter, farmer and rancher, to being an underground miner where he worked all over Nevada and in one mine in Alaska. Chairman Smart says he learned […]
Kelly Krolicki is a lifelong resident of South Lake Tahoe, CA and NV. She attended San Francisco State University in 1985 and pursued a minor in American Indian Studies. She graduated from the California State University at Chico in 1990. In 1992, she moved to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe to attend the University […]
Arlan D. Melendez is the chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, a position he has held for almost 27 years. His uninterrupted leadership is unprecedented in Indian Country. First elected to the Tribal Council in 1987, Chairman Melendez has served as treasurer and vice-chairman of his tribe. Under his direction, the Colony has maintained a […]
Amber Torres, is a tribal citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Schurz, Nevada. She has been elected to serve on the Walker River Tribal Council since 2010, and held the role of the Tribal Chairman since 2016. She worked for the Walker River Tribal Health Clinic in Purchased Referred Care for thirteen years […]
November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is sometimes called, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month or just Heritage Month. These thirty days are a time to celebrate our rich and diverse ancient cultures, traditions, and contemporary lifestyles, and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an […]
Nevada Division of Emergency Management Announces New Tribal Coordinator for Emergency Response The Nevada Division of Emergency Management (DEM) is pleased to name Ryan Gerchman as DEM’s Tribal Coordinator, helping with emergency management support for Nevada’s 27 federally recognized Tribal Nations in close collaboration with the Nevada Indian Commission. DEM is the state agency responsible […]
Under former Governor Brian Sandoval, October 16 has been proclaimed as Sarah Winnemucca day. It is believed that she was born on or around October 16, 1844. Sarah Winnemucca (1844-1891) was one of the most influential and charismatic American Indian women in her time. Born near the Humboldt River Sink to a family of Paiute […]
Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed two proclamations related to suicide prevention in the State of Nevada. The first proclamation declares September 2020 as suicide prevention month in Nevada. Additionally, Gov. Sisolak signed the PREVENTS proclamation, committing Nevada’s full support for the implementation of the PREVENTS ‘Roadmap’ to help identify veterans and other residents in need […]
